Dear all,This has been a great thread,so I'm glad its continuing.I've found so much new stuff to try.It diverts me from the nastier aspects of this wretched illness.Hey Buddha----got all your play-lists downloaded,and going to enjoy going through them,so big thanks,and hope you're having a better time pain-wise and mentally.Good wishes and peace to all.

I'll blast 89X, the local rock/alternative station here, in my car when I'm driving. Some of my favorite artists are Innerpartysystem, Paramore, Acceptance, Linkin Park, and Thousand Foot Krutch, to name a few. I love love love rock music =DI’m lonely; gotta look for a partyAnd dance with somebody tonightCuz I’m lonely; I feel empty insideCan’t you make me feel alive?

I saw this thread and decided to read through the last one before posting on this one...wow do I feel old and totally out of the loop! I recognized maybe three or four names...I saw Bon Jovi and Elvis and knew some of the songs that Lyn listed, but otherwise am so lost! So I'm guessing that I'll be laughed off the board for my favorite music...don't worry, after loving this man's music for the majority of my life, I'm used to the teasing, so I'll be brave and confess...I love Barry Manilow! I'll wait while the laughter dies down.......

There is something about his music that just soothes me. I first started listening when I was 8 years old, so it's been a near life long bond and I just find myself comforted by his voice. Plus after all these years, I know every word to every song and can blast it and sing my heart out...as long as no one else is home!

I do like other music as well, mostly country and songs from the 80's, but when I'm really down it's gotta be Barry.

I love Hell Boy but I don't think he can sing ROFLBO. Yes, I know Barry Manilow. If you saw America's Funniest Home Videos last week a 3 year old could sing all of Barry's songs by heart and he loves Barry. He won last week so he will go to the finals. I have a feeling he will win the grand prize.

Ok, I love Country too, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Martina McBride's Independence Day and A Broken Wing. Then there is Sugarland's Just Might Make Me Believe.

Kitt - I'm not a country fan but I do like Martina's Independence Day too. She has some good songs. :)I’m lonely; gotta look for a partyAnd dance with somebody tonightCuz I’m lonely; I feel empty insideCan’t you make me feel alive?

He descended on the '80s like acid, burning holes in a country that had become culturally complacent. For anyone with angst, anyone who grew up under Reagan-Bush, hating suspendered suits, hair-spray rock and synthesizers, Axl Rose was a savior. His angry, paranoid lyrics, piercing screams and stomping stage presence all acted as antidotes for the made-up go-go conservatism of the time. Guns n' Roses.